How can I display RDLC reports in a .NET 8 WinForms application, since ReportViewer is not supported? Is there any official Microsoft-supported way to reuse RDLC files in .NET 8?

I am migrating a WinForms desktop application from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 8, and I’m facing issues with displaying reports that were previously built using RDLC files and the Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms ReportViewer control.

In the original project, we used:

.rdlc files created using Report Builder

Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms package to view reports inside forms

Now in .NET 8:

The Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms NuGet package is not available or not compatible.

The ReportViewer control is not supported in .NET 8 WinForms

• I am unable to find an official way to render RDLC reports in a .NET 8 desktop application.I am migrating a WinForms desktop application from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 8, and I’m facing issues with displaying reports that were previously built using RDLC files and the Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms ReportViewer control. In the original project, we used:
  • .rdlc files created using Report Builder
  • Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms package to view reports inside forms
  Now in .NET 8:
  • The Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms NuGet package is not available or not compatible.
  • The ReportViewer control is not supported in .NET 8 WinForms